Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

प्रसादं कुरु मे सौरे वरार्थेऽहं तवाश्रितः । सौरे क्षमस्वापराधं सर्वभूतहिताय च

Transliteration

prasādaṃ kuru me saure varārthe'haṃ tavāśritaḥ | saure kṣamasvāparādhaṃ sarvabhūtahitāya ca

Translation

يا ساورا، يا ابن سُوريا، تفضّل عليّ برحمتك. أطلب نعمةً وقد احتميت بك. يا ساورا، اغفر أيضًا زلّتي—لخير جميع الكائنات.

Word by Word

• प्रसादम्: grace, favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/grant
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th) / षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; अत्र सम्प्रदानार्थे (to me)

• सौरे: O Saura
• सौरे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• वरार्थे: for (obtaining) a boon
• वरार्थे: Adhikarana (Purpose/निमित्ताधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘वरस्य अर्थः’ (for the sake of a boon)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तव: of you
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• आश्रितः: having taken refuge
• आश्रितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्रित (कृदन्त; आ+√श्रि धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण—‘शरणं गतः’

• सौरे: O Saura
• सौरे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• क्षमस्व: forgive
• क्षमस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अपराधम्: offense
• अपराधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वभूतहिताय: for the welfare of all beings
• सर्वभूतहिताय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘हित’ (अर्थे), चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘सर्वेषां भूतानां हितम्’ → ‘सर्वभूतहिताय’ (for the welfare of all beings)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Daśaratha (implied by the surrounding narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Daśaratha with folded hands, head bowed, approaching a dark-hued graha-deity (Śani) seated in austere majesty; the king’s plea is gentle, with attendants and a sacred coastal backdrop hinting at Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Śani
• Sūrya (implied by 'Saura')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True remedy begins with refuge, humility, and seeking grace not only for oneself but for the good of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented in the Skanda Purana as a sacred landscape where such dharmic dialogues bear fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati and seeking prasāda; later verses specify stotra-japa as the practical remedy.